Draft Agenda. 8:30 Welcoming Remarks Jeremy M. Martin, Director, Energy Program, Institute of the Americas

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1 2 nd Annual Forum on Prospects for LNG and Natural Gas October 2, 2013 San José, Real Intercontinental Hotel Background In recent years, the so-called golden era of natural gas has sent ripples across the energy world. More importantly, the dramatic rise in natural gas and unconventional development offers significant opportunities for Central America. These monumental changes on both the supply and demand side merit discussion across the Isthmus. Natural gas has the potential to reduce the region s dependence on oil imports which cost Central America over $13 billion 2011 while also providing a cleaner source of electric generation than diesel and bunker fuels. Finding the most appropriate role and framework for natural gas and liquefied natural gas (LNG) development for the region s electric generation, transport and industrial sectors is critical for government policy makers and the private sector alike. This one-day policy forum will assess the implications and outlook for natural gas potential in terms of energy security, economic development, and the role of natural gas as a cleaner fuel source for the region s energy matrix. Panel discussions will also consider how natural gas and LNG fit into the broader energy integration efforts in the region and can support firm power needs and complement renewable energy deployment. 8:00 Registration and Welcome Coffee Draft Agenda 8:30 Welcoming Remarks Jeremy M. Martin, Director, Energy Program, Institute of the Americas 8:45 Opening Plenary Session Outlook for Natural Gas in and René Castro, Minister of Environment and Energy of Costa Rica Vicente Prescott, Secretary of Energy of 9:30 The Role of Natural Gas for Central America s Energy Matrices Discussion of Scenarios and Options for the Region Ariel Yepez, Senior Energy Economist, Sustainable Development Department Latin America and the Caribbean, World Bank Ignasi Nieto-Magaldi, Country Department of Belize, Central America, Mexico, and Dominican Republic, Inter- American Development Bank (IDB)

2 10:15 Coffee Break Sponsored by: 10:45 Prospects for Natural Gas s Power Sector: Current and Future Projections Teófilo de la Torre, President, Instituto Costarricense de Electricidad (ICE) Eduardo Cuevas, Country Head for and El Salvador, International Finance Corporation (IFC) Ada Georgina Barrientos de Flores, Director, Electric Market, National Energy Council, 12:15 The Outlook for Natural Gas s Industrial and Transportation Sectors Roberto Dobles, Director, Clean Fuels & Energy Las Americas (C-FELA) and former Minister of Environment, Energy and Telecommunications of 12:45 Lunch Sponsored by: 2:00 Perspectives on natural gas supply, the Potential for Liquefied Natural Gas (LNG) & Infrastructure Requirements: Discussion of Regasification Technology and Scaling LNG to Meet Central America s Market Requirements Evanan Romero, President, OTS LatinAmerica LLC Raúl Carral, General Manager, Power Plants Sales, Central America, Wärtsilä North America, Inc. Gustavo Schettini, CEO, Energy Consulting Services, S.A. 3:00 Coffee Break 3:30 Roundtable: Discussion of Policy Issues for Natural Gas as a Driver for Regional Integration Juan Manuel Urriola, former Secretary of Energy of Ignasi Nieto-Magaldi, Country Department of Belize, Central America, Mexico, and Dominican Republic, Inter- American Development Bank (IDB) 4:30 Closing

3 San José, - Oct. 2nd, 2013 Ali Riazi Consultor Academia de Centroamérica Thelmo Vargas Asociado Administrador del Mercado Mayorista Ronny Aguilar Edgar Humberto Navarro AES Manuel Perez Dubuc President of Mexico, Central America, and the Caribbean Aggreko José Guillén Cinthya Jeanine Domingo Latorraca Agua Imara Karla Ugalde Analyst American Chamber of Commerce Laura Pérez Project Coordinator & Committee Affairs ArcelorMittal Cilliam Barrantes Naranjo Industrial, Purchasing & Contracts Manager Asociación de Cogeneradores Independientes Rodolfo MacDonald General Manager Autoridad del Canal de Panamá Lorenzo Chan Gerente de la Sección de Generación Boris Zachrisson Gerente Ejecutivo, División de Energía Autoridad Reguladora de los Servicios Públicos (ARESEP) Alvaro Barrantes Director, Dirección de Servicios de Energía - Mercado Eléctrico Regional -MER Banco Interamericano de Desarrollo (BID) Ignasi Nieto-Magaldi Departamento de Países de Centroamérica, México, Panamá y República Dominicana US Banco Mundial Ariel Yepez Economista Senior en Energía, Departamento de Desarrollo Sostenible América Latina y el Caribe US Biomass Users Network - José Maria Blanco Director CB&I Kevin Kerschner

4 San José, - Oct. 2nd, 2013 Cenergica/Nejapa Power Wilfredo Castro José Ricardo Hernandez Chevron Aristides Chiriatti District Manager Rodrigo Mendiwelso Clean Fuels & Energy Las Americas (C- FELA) Roberto Dobles Director Colegio de Ingenieros Electricistas, Mecánicos e Industriales Carlos Bejarano Cascante Marco Vinicio Calvo Vargas Comercializadora Electronova, S.A. Luis Arturo Cerna Consejo Director del MER (CDMER) Harmodio Arauz Asesor Técnico Consejo Nacional de Energía (CNE) Ada Georgina Barrientos Directora Mercado Eléctrico Contraloría General de la República de Laura Rodríguez Corporación Dominicana de Empresas Eléctricas Estatales Rodolfo Cabello Asesor Energético Dominican Republic EEGSA Josue Figueroa Felipe Robles Empresa Nacional de Energía Eléctrica (ENEE) Juan Carlos Posadas Subidrector de Planificación Honduras Energy Consulting Services Carlos Mafía del Castillo Senir Market Analyst Argentina Gustavo Schettini General Manager Argentina Foster Wheeler Robert Salazar Foster Wheeler Caribe Corporation, C.A. Carlos Martínez Fundación Estados Unidos (CR) Fabio Jiménez Vice-Presidenta Ana Sittenfeld Vice-Presidenta Garten Rothkopf Claire Casey

5 San José, - Oct. 2nd, 2013 Gases del Caribe S.A E.S.P. Ramón Davila Clementina Holguin Cuellar Manuel Guillermo Vives GDF Suez Energy Central America Fréderic Bathy Business Development Manager Reginaldo Gibbons Business Development Manager GDF Suez Energy Latin America Ricardo Iglesias VP Market & Sales Argentina GIGA Daniela García Germany Grupo IDC Julio Marroquin IFC Ricardo Sancho Consultor Institute of the Americas Alexis Arthur Energy Policy Associate Jeremy M. Martin Director, Energy Program Rita Oliveira Energy Program Associate Juan Manuel Urriola Ex Secretario de Energía de Panamá / Asesor Principal Projecto PMIERC Instituto Costarricense de Electricidad (ICE) Julieta Bejarano Francisco Cordero Gilberto de la Cruz Director General de UEN, Centro Nacional de Planificación Eléctrica Teófilo de la Torre Presidente Salvador López Director, Centro Nacional de Control de Energía y Director EOR Javier Orozco Pedro Pablo Quirós Ex-Presidente Marianela Ramírez Maricruz Saborío Catalina Villalobos Intendencia de Energía Karla Montero Directora Inter-American Dialogue Paul Shortell

6 San José, - Oct. 2nd, 2013 International Finance Corporation (IFC) Eduardo Cuevas IFC Country Head in INTL FCStone Andres Castillo Inversiones Energéticas Obdulio Calvo Aleida Dominguez Henry Müller LEISAN S.A. Carlos Leiva LS Energia Marcos Franco Project Analyst, Business Development Maquinaria y Tractores Ltda. Luis Madrigal Esteban Ministerio de Ambiente, Energía y Telecomunicaciones Gloria Villa de la Portilla Directora, Dirección Sectorial de Energía Ministerio del Ambiente y Energía (MINAE) René Castro Ministro Origem S.A. de C.V. Luis Alvarenga OTS Latinamerica LLC Evanan Romero President Poliwatt Andrea Ramírez Promigas S.A. Orlando Rubiano Gerencia de Nuevos Negocios Refinadora Costarricense de Petróleo (RECOPE) Oscar Acuña Otto Chaverri Jimmy Fernandez Mihaela Dobrinescu, Jaime Rodríguez, Rodolfo Luis Loaiza, Freddy Martínez, Oscar Acuña, Otto Chaverrí, Jimmy Fernández Luis Loaiza Freddy Martinez Jaime Rodríguez Francisco Torres Rodolfo Yuja Secretaría Nacional de Energía Vicente Prescott Secretario

7 U.S. Embassy San Jose Maricela Muñoz Environmental Hub for Central America & the Caribbean Unión de Cámaras (UCCAEP) Cicilian Barrentos 2nd Annual Forum on Prospects for LNG and Natural Gas San José, - Oct. 2nd, 2013 Carlos Montenegro Subdirector Ejecutivo Unión Fenosa Nicanor Ayala Gerente de Planificación, Crecimiento y Estudio Centro América y El Caribe Universidad de Andrés Acuña Luis Fernando Bolívar José Antonio Ramírez US Embassy San Jose Joan Flynn Economic Officer Wärtsilä North America, Inc. Alejandro Bastardo General Manager, Power Plants Sales, Central America Jeannie Beard Sales & Marketing Coordinator Raúl Carral Gerente General, Ventas de Plantas Electricas Centroamérica Ever A. Ospina Sales Support Engineer, Agreements